Tag: influence

During the recent holidays, our family noted how babies and toddlers seem to grow in spurts — whether in height or in their developmental milestones, growth appears to accelerate during particular patches, and it’s often during vacations. (Then we agreed it’s probably because that’s when we have time to pay attention to what’s happening…)

Looking back over your life, can you notice seasons of accelerated growth? I’m curious not just what was happening to you during those times, but who you were spending time with. Can you recall the presence of guides along the way?

Continue reading “Expert Companions”

“How many problems in our lives and in society are we tolerating simply because we’ve forgotten that we can fix them?”[1]

This week I’ve been reading various books on the subject of influence. How people change their behaviour, and how other people can persuade them to do so. So timely.

Jonah Berger’s book The Catalyst is framed this way, “Rather than asking what might convince someone to change…start with a more basic question: Why hasn’t that person changed already?”[2] Continue reading “Influencing Change”